The relative impact of warming and removing top predators on the Northeast US large marine biotic community

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 264, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-168

  Nye, Janet A ^a,b   Gamble, Robert J ^b   Link, Jason S ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive and non additive interactions; ATLANTIS; Climate; Ecosystem modeling; Ecosystem based fisheries management (EBFM); Top predators

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIS; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; NON-ADDITIVE; TOP PREDATOR;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES;

ECOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WARMING;

UNITED STATES;

NES;

EID: 84880700976     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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